Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09

full than anything that took place in the
DAYS of Moses. The only one of these
supernatural stories to which it is now
necessary to refer is that which relates
how the Brighamites were fed when
starvation seemed to be staring them in
the face.
81 have investigated that story" the
Suns informant observed, "and l am
bound to believe that some such incident
actually occurred. You cannot question
the evidence of 8 score OF men and
women who, whatever their pecullarltles
may have been, were not known as liars.
Their word was good. Some OF them
were not polygamists. According TO the
narrative, as l got 1t, the Mormon cara
van had run out of meat Of every descrlp-
ton, and though there was some food on
hand, it was seen that unless more
fruitful country was soon reached all
must perish of hunger. The wilderness
yielded absolutely nothing. There was
no game. The water was unfit to drink.
Hostile Indians sWarmed on all sides of
them, and es day followed day and the
prospect became blacker and blacker 1t
was decided that on a certain day the
caravan should halt and pray to Almighty
God for relief.
"When that day dawned the wagons
and horses were left as they had been
placed the night before, in circle, and
the pilgrims assembled in the central
space and prayed fervently, both publicly
and in silence, for dellverance. Not
morsel of food passed the mouth of any
person, and from what l can learn q
more solemn fast and supplication never
occurred in this world. For six or seven
hours the services lasted. The sky had
been cloudless during the forenoon, and
in the afternoon only few white fakes
stood in the broad expanse of blue. Soon
after o'clock breeze sprang up, which
gradually increased to gale, and little
while later the watchers, who hailed the
first change in the atmospheric
conditions as signs of a
presidential response, saw far away ION
the horizon what appeared to be a black
cloud. AS it grew in size all stood
watching it intently until, amid the
shouts and hallelujshs of the faithful,
thousands of quail, borne on the wind
and dashed with violence against the
covered wagons, fell exhausted or dead
to the ground. The air was black with
them for few minutes, and so terrifying
was the experience that men and women
tainted or went wild with
Joy. After a little such of the
flock as had escaped the wagons
disappeared, and the men and women
who retained their presence of mind be-
gan gathering the birds which had come
to them so strangely. While they were
engaged in this work, and were rejoicing
over their good fortune it grew suddenly
dark, and before the last bird had been
picked up rain began to fall in
copious showers. The stock was greatly
refreshed, and much water was caught in
utensils which were made ready for the
purpose These strange events had
profound effect upon everybody, strength
ening the faith of the wavering and i'm
buing all with the conviction that they
were indeed the chosen of the Lord.
After day of thanksgiving, the caravan
moved on, and in short time il came to
fertile valleys and running water, the
last of the birds not being consumed until
other game was found in plenty.
"Now, since l have read OF the 'quaII
storms that they have in Nevada, 1 have
come to the conclusion that this was one
of them, and that the only remarkable
thing about the matter was that it should